Tags - Gun
Background checks on purchasing guns in the US are reaching a record high this year, underscoring that Americans are rushing to buy weapons in reaction to the Democratic presidential candidates' calls for tighter restrictions.
News ID: 447851 Publish Date : 2019/12/05
Gun violence in the United States has reached the highest levels in decades and is taking a growing toll the country’s economy, costing the US nearly $230 billion in 2017, according to a new study.
News ID: 447164 Publish Date : 2019/09/21
Leaders of 145 well-known US companies have called on Congress to pass legislation requiring background checks on all gun sales and allowing courts to take guns from "extreme risk" individuals.
News ID: 447014 Publish Date : 2019/09/13
Poll:
Most Americans are frustrated by the country's lax gun laws and have little confidence US lawmakers will take action, according to a new poll released ahead of the one-year anniversary of the country’s deadliest high school shooting.
News ID: 443413 Publish Date : 2019/02/10
Study:
Rasa - About three million people in the United States carry a loaded firearm daily, while nine million do so at least once a month, according to a new study.
News ID: 433283 Publish Date : 2017/10/20
Rasa - The Daesh terrorist group (ISIL) has urged its sympathizers to purchase and stockpile weapons in the United States, by taking advantage of the country’s lax gun laws.
News ID: 429486 Publish Date : 2017/05/06
Rasa - Three former New York police officers and a lawyer were arrested and charged Tuesday in a long-running bribery case that saw police allegedly rewarded with cash, exotic holidays and prostitutes in exchange for issuing gun licenses.
News ID: 429217 Publish Date : 2017/04/25
Rasa - Nearly 1,000 residents in Chicago, Illinois, have gathered for a rally to protest against rising gun violence in America’s third largest city and call for building a safe homeland.
News ID: 428921 Publish Date : 2017/04/15
Study:
Rasa - A new survey revealed half of America's guns are owned by just 3 percent of the population and those people own an average of 17 firearms each, It also found that the number of male gun owners is decreasing, while female ownership is on the rise.
News ID: 423736 Publish Date : 2016/09/20
Rasa - Police in Ohio shot and killed a 13-year-old boy who they claimed pulled a gun from his waistband that was later determined to be a BB gun.
News ID: 423570 Publish Date : 2016/09/15
Rasa - Students and staff members at the US University of Texas at Austin have held a rally calling for a gun-free campus.
News ID: 422945 Publish Date : 2016/08/25
Rasa - Thousands of mourners have attended the funeral of a group of Shia Muslims recently killed in a deadly attack on a religious ceremony in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
News ID: 1584 Publish Date : 2014/11/08